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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Applications being accepted for Noyce Scholarshiphttp://news.psu.edu/story/440842/2016/12/07/academics/applications-being-accepted-noyce-scholarship
Applications for the Penn State Secondary Mathematics Noyce Scholarship Program must be submitted by Jan. 18, 2017. The competitive renewable scholarships will provide $19,000 per year for eligible students’ last two years of college.
http://news.psu.edu/story/440842/2016/12/07/academics/applications-being-accepted-noyce-scholarshipWed, 07 Dec 2016 09:15 -0500Penn State News - SchuylkillVideo: 2016 Alumni Fellow Award acceptance speecheshttp://news.psu.edu/story/437461/2016/11/15/impact/video-2016-alumni-fellow-award-acceptance-speeches
The Penn State Alumni Association honored 24 outstanding alumni in October with the Alumni Fellow Award, the highest award given by the Alumni Association. Watch their acceptance speech videos online, and hear how graduating from Penn State impacted the honorees’ lives and careers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/437461/2016/11/15/impact/video-2016-alumni-fellow-award-acceptance-speechesTue, 15 Nov 2016 08:10 -0500Penn State News - SchuylkillPenn State Schuylkill to honor veterans with memorial servicehttp://news.psu.edu/story/435774/2016/11/04/campus-life/penn-state-schuylkill-honor-veterans-memorial-service
Penn State Schuylkill will honor veterans at the Vietnam Veteran Memorial, adjacent to Penn State Schuylkill, on Nov. 11. The memorial service will begin at noon in observance of Veteran’s Day.
http://news.psu.edu/story/435774/2016/11/04/campus-life/penn-state-schuylkill-honor-veterans-memorial-serviceFri, 04 Nov 2016 14:42 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillSchuylkill Homework Hotline on call for local middle, high school studentshttp://news.psu.edu/story/434662/2016/10/28/impact/schuylkill-homework-hotline-call-local-middle-high-school-students
Penn State Schuylkill has launched the Penn State Homework Hotline, a free tutoring service to students in participating local school districts. Students in grades six to 12 with questions about math homework or concepts can call and speak to a college student who is trained to tutor math and has acquired all of the required clearances to work with children.
http://news.psu.edu/story/434662/2016/10/28/impact/schuylkill-homework-hotline-call-local-middle-high-school-studentsFri, 28 Oct 2016 17:41 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillCommunity garden at Penn State Schuylkill named 'pollinator friendly'http://news.psu.edu/story/434204/2016/10/28/sustainability/community-garden-penn-state-schuylkill-named-pollinator
The community garden at Penn State Schuylkill recently received its certification from the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners as a Pollinator Friendly Garden.
http://news.psu.edu/story/434204/2016/10/28/sustainability/community-garden-penn-state-schuylkill-named-pollinatorFri, 28 Oct 2016 08:16 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillPenn State Schuylkill Campus kicks off University-wide fundraising campaignhttp://news.psu.edu/story/434109/2016/10/26/administration/penn-state-schuylkill-campus-kicks-university-wide
Penn State Schuylkill celebrated the kick-off of the new University-wide fundraising campaign with honored guests at the Blue and White Dinner, held Oct. 20 at the Schuylkill Country Club, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania.
http://news.psu.edu/story/434109/2016/10/26/administration/penn-state-schuylkill-campus-kicks-university-wideWed, 26 Oct 2016 11:01 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillNew program provides academic and social engagement opportunitieshttp://news.psu.edu/story/432043/2016/10/14/academics/new-eop-program-provides-academic-and-social-engagement
An exciting new program that launched this fall at Penn State Schuylkill has been full of opportunities for first-year students to engage and connect, both academically and socially, with the campus and surrounding communities.
http://news.psu.edu/story/432043/2016/10/14/academics/new-eop-program-provides-academic-and-social-engagementFri, 14 Oct 2016 08:47 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillOct. 6 marks kick-off event for University’s diversity and inclusion initiativehttp://news.psu.edu/story/430189/2016/10/05/oct-6-marks-kick-event-university%E2%80%99s-diversity-and-inclusion-initiative
On Oct. 6 the Penn State Schuylkill community will come together to help kick off an ongoing University-wide initiative that brings students, faculty and staff together to show their commitment to cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment — respectful of everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, abilities, background, veteran’s status, political beliefs, and all the ways we differ.
http://news.psu.edu/story/430189/2016/10/05/oct-6-marks-kick-event-university%E2%80%99s-diversity-and-inclusion-initiativeWed, 05 Oct 2016 11:31 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillNew initiative open to encourage local entrepreneurshiphttp://news.psu.edu/story/429710/2016/10/04/impact/new-initiative-open-encourage-local-entrepreneurship
Penn State Schuylkill announces the unveiling of its newest initiative, Lion Launch, an opportunity that aims to advance entrepreneurship in Schuylkill County.
http://news.psu.edu/story/429710/2016/10/04/impact/new-initiative-open-encourage-local-entrepreneurshipTue, 04 Oct 2016 07:13 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillWHAM! We Have Academic Momentumhttp://news.psu.edu/story/428914/2016/09/29/academics/wham-we-have-academic-momentum
A new initiative this year is the program series, WHAM, which stands for We Have Academic Momentum. The goal of the program is to address a significant subset of students each month and the particular challenges that they face.
http://news.psu.edu/story/428914/2016/09/29/academics/wham-we-have-academic-momentumThu, 29 Sep 2016 15:20 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillGerman musician to visit Penn State Schuylkill through exchange program Oct. 3-6http://news.psu.edu/story/428773/2016/09/29/arts-and-entertainment/german-musician-visit-penn-state-schuylkill-through
Peter Geisselbrecht, professor of music at the Justus Liebig University (JLU) in Giessen, Germany, will be on campus Oct. 3-6 as part of an annual exchange program between JLU and Penn State Schuylkill. Through this program, Geisselbrecht has been invited to present guest lectures at campus music classes. He will also be performing a free recital on Oct. 5.
http://news.psu.edu/story/428773/2016/09/29/arts-and-entertainment/german-musician-visit-penn-state-schuylkill-throughThu, 29 Sep 2016 14:47 -0400Penn State News - Schuylkill24 Alumni Fellows recognized for distinguished careershttp://news.psu.edu/story/426626/2016/09/26/impact/24-alumni-fellows-recognized-distinguished-careers
The Penn State Alumni Association will recognize 24 graduates in October with the lifelong title of Alumni Fellow, the highest award given by the Alumni Association.
http://news.psu.edu/story/426626/2016/09/26/impact/24-alumni-fellows-recognized-distinguished-careersMon, 26 Sep 2016 12:00 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillPenn State Laureate to give presentation Sept. 30 at Penn State Schuylkillhttp://news.psu.edu/story/427778/2016/09/23/arts-and-entertainment/penn-state-laureate-give-presentation-sept-30-penn
Rebecca Strzelec, professor of visual arts at Penn State Altoona and the 2016-17 Penn State Laureate, will give a presentation titled, “Art + Engineering = Creative Problem-solving,” at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 30, in Room 101 of the Classroom Building.
http://news.psu.edu/story/427778/2016/09/23/arts-and-entertainment/penn-state-laureate-give-presentation-sept-30-pennFri, 23 Sep 2016 15:41 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillReception held to welcome new honors studentshttp://news.psu.edu/story/426261/2016/09/16/student-success/reception-held-welcome-new-honors-students
A reception was held Sept. 9 for students enrolled in the Penn State Schuylkill honors program. This elite campus academic program affords participants the opportunity to enrich their education by taking honors courses, working closely with honors faculty on special projects, and participating in extra-curricular activities and service projects.
http://news.psu.edu/story/426261/2016/09/16/student-success/reception-held-welcome-new-honors-studentsFri, 16 Sep 2016 10:11 -0400Penn State News - SchuylkillEngineers receive $1.2M to examine conjugated polymers for flexible electronicshttp://news.psu.edu/story/423053/2016/08/29/academics/engineers-receive-12m-examine-conjugated-polymers-flexible
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.2M in funding to three Penn State chemical engineering researchers for a proposal which aims to identify the key polymeric properties of conjugated polymers used to develop flexible electronics.
http://news.psu.edu/story/423053/2016/08/29/academics/engineers-receive-12m-examine-conjugated-polymers-flexibleMon, 29 Aug 2016 11:17 -0400Penn State News - Schuylkill